Management of Penetrating Trauma to the Soft Palate: A Case Report

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1279-1285

  Raska, Gary M ^a   Cordova, Sherdon W ^a   Lema, Rick ^b   Goldwasser, Michael S ^b  

^a CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; ORAL SURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOFT PALATE; SOFT PALATE TRAUMA;

CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FACIAL INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; PALATE, SOFT; SKULL BASE; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 34250347733     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.10.056     Document Type: Article

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